William wiieadon fuzzey



W. W. PUZZEY.

MARINE SAFE.

Patented Jan. 15, 1889.

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XVILLIAM XVHEADON FUZZEY, OF I'IAVELET, GUERNSEY, ENGLAND.

MARIN E SAFE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 396,202, dated January15, 1889.

Application filed August 17, 1888. Serial No. 282,958- (No model.)Patented in England July 19, 1888, No. 10,488; in France August 6, 1888.No. 192,262; in Belgium August 6,1888,N0, 82,810, and in Canada October20, 1888, No. 30,022.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM WHEADON FUZZEY, a subject of the Queen ofGreat Britain and Ireland, and a resident of Havelet, in the Island ofGuernsey, auctioneer, have invented certain improved means for conveyingpostal matter, bullion, valuables, and the like at sea, (for which Ihave filed an application for Letters Patent in Great Britain July 19,1888, No. 10,480; in France August 6,

1888, No.192,262; in Belgium August 6, 1888,

1 section on a vertical plane passing through line a b, Fig. '1. Fig. 3represents a transverse section on a vertical plane passing through line0 (1, Fig.1.

The improved device consists, essentially, of a closed water-tightchamber or casing, 1, which is strongly built of timber or other suitable buoyant material, surrounded with strengthening-bands 2, preferablyof metal, bolted or otherwise suitably secured thereto, and is adaptedor fitted with an interior watertight lining, 3,015 galvanized iron orother suitable metal.

The casing or chamber 1 may be divided into any required number ofcompartments of any required shape for the reception of the mail orpostal matter, bullion, or other valuables, by water-tight partitionsat, also preferably formed of galvanized iron or other suitable metal.Additional buoyancy to any required extent is imparted to the device byany required number of air-tight compartments formed at the upperpart ofthe casing] adjacent to its sides or ends, or both, such buoyantcompartments being divided off from the chamber 1, or the other saidcompartments thereof by partitions 5, also preferably formed ofgalvanized iron or other suitable metal.

Each of the said compartments into which the chamber is formed for thereception of the mail or other matter is provided with an opening, 6, bymeans of which access can be obtained to its interior for the purpose ofplacing and removing the bags'of mail or postal matter and receptaclesof bullion and other valuables, and each of such openings is providedwith a lid, 7, for closing the opening through the metal lining 3, andwith a lid, 8, for closing the opening through the outer wooden casing,1, the closure being rendered water-tight by means of seatings 9, ofindiarubber or other suitable elastic material, adapted to the parts ofthe casing, and, if required, to the parts of the lining 3 surroundingsuch opening (3, and against which seatings the lids 8 7, respectively,press when closed and fastened. The lids 7 8 are respectively hinged tothe lining 3 and easing 1 at one side, and are at the opposite side alsorespectively provided. with suitable looks or means for securing themwhen closed down, so that the contents of the respective compartmentscannot be surreptitiously gotten at.

The device is also provided or fitted with a surrounding railing, 19, atits top, and with life-lines 10 at its top, sides, and ends, the samebeing secured thereto by rings, staples, or equivalent means 11. Therailing 19 and life-lines 10 serve as means available on an emergencyfor persons in the water to cling to and for assisting them in gettingon to the device, the top of which is further fitted with an open-toppedcylinder, 12, within which is coiled a line connected thereto and to acontained buoy, 123, the pu rposc or utility of which is hereinafterreferred to.

The under part or bottom of the device is adapted or fitted with asufficient number of short conical feet, 14, to properly support it, andthe lower part of its ends and sides is also provided or fitted with anysuitable number of eyes, ring-bolts, or staples 15, the purpose orutility of which is also hcreinafterreferred to. The bottom partof thedevice may be made of a specially heavy construction to insure theupright floating of the device when launched, or it may-have a portiondivided off, as at 21, which portion may be filled with any suitableballast, or the sides of such por- IOO tion may be perforated, so as toallow of water entering thercinto for ballasting the device when afloat.

lhe chamber as thus adapted is intended to be placed on the deck 20 ofthe carryingvessel in the least incumbered part thereof, thequarter-deck or stern being n'eterred, and is secured thereto in such amanner as that it can be readily released therefrom upon the emergencyof sh ipwrcck, coll isi on, or tire occurring, so that it may bereadilylaunched therefrom by hand or by any convenient ap pl ia n cc, ifoppm'tunity permits, or may float upon the vessel foundering, those whoare able to cling thereto on beinglaunched or tloating ott' therewithbeing saved in addition to those who may be saved byboats, the devicealso saving its contents from foundering or being lost.

For the purpose of securing the device the deck of the ship is providedwith shallow sockets it into which the said conical t'eet l-t areinserted, and with eyes, ring-bolts, or staples 1T, opposite those 15,with which the sides and ends of the device are provided, and thechamber is secured in position by lashing the opposite eyes 15 17together by rope 18, which alone requires to be cut. away by a hatchetor other availal'ile implement in order to release the device from theship. To facilitate the launehin of the device the portions of thebulwark ot the ship opposite the device may advantageously be so tittedas to be capable of being readily removed.

If H101". should not be sut'ticient time to allow of the device beingreleased and it should go down with the vessel, the said buoy 13 wouldrise to the surface of the water and indicate where the vessel had.tonndered, so that divers might go down and cut away the said lashings18, upon which being effected the device, being buoyant, wouldimmediately rise to the surface, and,being water-tight, the mail andother contained matter would be saved without loss or damage. Some ofthe said compartments may be reserved for the storage of water andprovisions for the use of those who may be saved upon the device and forthe storage of oilbags for use in rough. weather.

The device being constructed with independent containing and buoyantcompartments, itsbuoyancy would not be liable to be wholly destroyedunless all its compartments were stove in.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a marine safe, in combination, thebuoyant water-tight casing 1, strengthened with surrounding bands 2, andadapted with l lite-lines 10, top railing, 1t), cylinder 12, and

contained buoy 123, and water-tight doors 9, with an inner partitionedwater-tight lining, 3, partitioned ot'f into a ballasting-compartment,2'1, buoyant compartments 5, and watertight compartments for receptionof mail or other matter, and adapted with water-tight doors 7, as setforth.

2. The combination, with the buoyant and water-tight casing, of the(Olllfitl leet 1-1, titting into likesshaped recessed sockets lit), thestaples 1.5 17, and the lashing-cord,1%,substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto setmy hand in presence of twowitnesses.

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